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Re:Second-Order Thinking by marcosdumay on Monday August 15, 2022 @09:52AM (#32469682)
You are stepping back and looking how your decision consequences will impact the network of causes and consequences that exists on the real world.

Root cause analysis is a different thing.

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Re:Second-Order Thinking by nerpderp82 on Monday August 15, 2022 @04:25PM (#32474920)
Which often involves second order effects.

A -> (caused) B

C -> D

When B and D occur (within a window) -> Error

It is that connection between B and D that needs to be discovered.

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